Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Message storage or retrieval
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-07
2006-03-07
Feild, Joseph (Department: 2681)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Message storage or retrieval
C455S550100, C455S567000, C455S415000, C455S413000, C455S417000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07010288
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed embodiments include a system and method for providing an automatic response to a telephone call. The automatic response module may be integral to a wireless phone or may be added afterwards, such as with a plug-in module, or may be provided by a third party provider, such as on a network. In one embodiment, the user of a wireless phone may select one or more automatic responses in the form of pre-recorded messages that will be played to a caller when an incoming telephone call is received. In another embodiment, the pre-recorded messages may be text or other graphical messages. In an alternative embodiment, a selection algorithm may be used that selects the appropriate automatic response based on pre-determined criteria, such as information in the user's calendar, contact list, etc. Many other alternatives and alternative embodiments are also disclosed.
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Amin Umesh
Brown Barbara L.
Afshar Kamran
Cingular Wireless II LLC
Feild Joseph
Perkins Coie LLP
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